Germany Hospital Stretchers Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

• The report provides stretchers market information broken down into detailed segments in Germany.
• Total revenues, products sold, end users, and average pricing.
• Market shares of all the key competitors.
• Information on the top companies in the sector in the country covering business description and value chain analysis of the company.
• Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
• Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity investments and IPOs.

• Gain a strong understanding of the stretchers market in Europe.
• Evaluate and compare the attractiveness of the market in Europe.
• Identify growth segments and opportunities in each industry sector within the country.
• Analyze the competitiveness of the market in the country and identify hotspots.
• Develop strategies based on the latest product, brand, expansion and research and development news in the country.
• Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market in the country.
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the industry incumbents in the country.

1 Table Of Contents

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Introduction

2.1 What Is This Report About?

3 Definitions of Markets Covered in the Report

3.1 Stretchers

3.1.1 Manual Stretcher

3.1.2 Motorized Stretcher:

4 Healthcare Sector Review

4.1 Healthcare Sector

4.2 Healthcare Expenditure

4.3 Healthcare Infrastructure

4.3.1 Healthcare Personnel Data

4.3.2 Healthcare Facilities Data

4.4 Healthcare Policy

5 Regulation System

5.1 Medical Equipment Approval Process

5.1.1 Classification of Medical Devices

5.2 Conformity Assessment Process

5.2.1 Class I devices

5.2.2 Class IIa devices

5.2.3 Class IIb devices

5.2.4 Class III devices

5.3 Post Market Surveillance

6 Pricing and Reimbursement

6.1 SHI

6.1.1 Private Health Insurance

6.1.2 Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG)

7 Distribution Structure

8 Stretchers in Germany

8.1 Stretchers Overall Revenue (2000-2015)

8.2 Stretchers Overall Company Share (2006-2007)

8.3 Manual Stretchers Overall Revenue (2000-2015)

8.4 Manual Stretchers Overall Volume (2000-2015)

8.5 Manual Stretchers Average Price (2000-2015)

8.6 Motorized Stretchers Overall Revenue (2000-2015)

8.7 Motorized Stretchers Overall Volume (2000-2015)

8.8 Motorized Stretchers Average Price (2000-2015)

9 Overview of Key Companies in Hospital Stretchers Market in Germany

9.1 Stryker Corporation Company Profile

9.1.1 Company Overview

9.1.2 Value Chain Analysis

9.2 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. Company Profile

9.2.1 Company Overview

9.3 ArjoHuntleigh

9.3.1 Company Overview

10 APPENDIX

10.1 Global Markets Direct Research Methodology

10.2 Coverage

10.3 Secondary Research

10.4 Primary Research

10.5 Models

10.6 Forecasts

10.7 Expert Panels

10.8 Contact Us

10.9 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Healthcare Personnel by Region in Germany, 2006

Table 2: Doctors by Specialty in Germany, 2005-2007

Table 3: Hospitals by Region in Germany, 2006

Table 4: Hospital Beds by Region in Germany, 2006

Table 5: Rehabilitation Centers by Region in Germany, 2004

Table 6: Rehabilitation Center Beds by Region in Germany, 2004

Table 7: Discharges by Diagnosis in Germany, 2004

Table 8: Agency determining payment in Germany

Table 9: Reimbursement Mechanism for Innovative products

Table 10: Evidence requirements can differ between settings of care

Table 11: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), 2000-2015

Table 12: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 13: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 14: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), 2000-2015

Table 15: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 16: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 17: Stretchers, Germany, Company Share by Revenue ($ '000), 2007

Table 18: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000) by Segment, Historic, 2000-2008

Table 19: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000) by Segment, Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 20: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units) by Segment, Historic, 2000-2008

Table 21: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units) by Segment, Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 22: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 23: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 24: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 25: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 26: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 27: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 28: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 29: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2008-2015

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Transport Stretcher

Figure 2: Day Surgery Stretcher

Figure 3: Trauma Stretcher

Figure 4: OB / GYN Stretcher

Figure 5: Fluoroscopy Stretcher

Figure 6: Motorized Stretcher

Figure 7: Total Healthcare Expenditure in Germany, 2000 - 2006

Figure 8: Percentage of health spending on Medical technology

Figure 9: Healthcare Structure in Germany, 2000 - 2006

Figure 10: Healthcare Expenditure Sources in Germany, 2003

Figure 11: Healthcare Expenditure by Disease Type, (%), 2004

Figure 12: Healthcare Financing Framework in Germany, 2007

Figure 13: Bed density per 100,000 inhabitants in Germany 2005-2006

Figure 14: Occupancy of Hospital beds in Germany in 2006

Figure 15: Flowchart for Classification of Non-invasive Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 16: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 17: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 18: Classification of Invasive Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 19: Classification of Invasive Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 20: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 21: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 22: Flowchart for Classification of Devices except Non-invasive, Invasive and Active Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 23: Conformity Assessment of Class-I Medical Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 24: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIa Medical Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 25: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIb Medical Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 26: Conformity Assessment of Class-III Medical Devices in Germany, 2007

Figure 27: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), 2000-2015

Figure 28: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 29: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Revenue ($ '000), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 30: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), 2000-2015

Figure 31: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 32: Stretchers, Germany, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 33: Stretchers, Germany, Company Share (%), 2007

Figure 34: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000) by Segment, Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 35: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000) by Segment, Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 36: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units) by Segment, Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 37: Manual Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units) by Segment, Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 38: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 39: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Revenue ($ '000), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 40: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 41: Motorized Stretchers, Germany, Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 42: Stryker Corporation Value Chain Analysis

Figure 43: Global Markets Direct Methodology